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Originally Posted by Enzie Shahmiri
Garth,
I totally agree with Alexandra's comments and like to add that I am amazed how you have been able to avoid the "cut out"look, even though the suit is set against an extremely light background. I like the juxtaposition of the dark vs light and think you have handled this superbly.
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Thanks Linda, and Enzie!
Perhaps those disasters are merely incompletely resolved portraits.
Enzie, I am not sure I am able to be articulate on how to make darks againt lights not seem too cut-out. I think the main things are to manage values well, keep the forms descriptively turning in the light, no matter how subtle it may be, and keep each element in agreement with the next, in this regard, so they automatically support one another.
The dark suit may be fitting because it has the added support of the darks of the chairs, as well as the white shirt, and face equally turning in concert with the light on the suit, as a function of value management. Also it is not always necessary to have so sharp an edge. A little, if even microscopic, transition value or blur can go a long way.
Thanks again!
Garth